fair to middling
Only tolerably good; somewhat favorableOnly tolerably good; somewhat favorable.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable)Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable.
More definitions
- about average; acceptable
Origin
From the practice of classifying agricultural commodities as fair or middling. The earliesFrom the practice of classifying agricultural commodities as fair or middling. The earliest attested instance of these descriptions being combined into the phrase fair to middling was in a British publication of 1822 but the first instance of this usage being generalised is from an American publication of 1837
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